CHIEF PETTY OFFICER FIRST CLASS STEVE WIST, MMM, CD, 00381-05 CPO1/CWO CORPS.
ON 20 MARCH 2025, CHIEF PETTY OFFICER STEVE WIST WILL RETIRE AFTER OVER 35
YEARS (12999 DAYS) OF LOYAL AND DEDICATED SERVICE TO CANADA, THE CANADIAN
ARMED FORCES, THE ROYAL CANADIAN NAVY AND THE ROYAL CANADIAN LOGISTICS
SERVICE.
ORIGINALLY FROM CAMPBELL RIVER, BC, FOLLOWING A SIX YEAR CAREER WITH
ROYAL CANADIAN SEA CADET CORPS ADMIRAL DEWOLF, HE JOINED THE CANADIAN
ARMED FORCES IN 1989 AS A SUPPLY TECHNICIAN. THROUGH THE NEXT 35 PLUS
YEARS, HE WOULD SERVE ONBOARD HMC SHIPS SASKATCHEWAN, CALGARY
(COMMISSIONING CREW AND LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT CHIEF), OTTAWA, REGINA,
ALGONQUIN AND VANCOUVER AS SHIPS COXSWAIN. IN ADDITION TO THE 1640 SEA
DAYS HE AMMASSED, HE WOULD ALSO DEPLOY TO THE SUDAN FOR 6 MONTHS WITH
THE UNITED NATIONS, AND TO AFGHANISTAN FOR A YEAR LONG DEPLOYMENT WITH
THE 10TH MOUNTAIN DIVISION OUT OF FORT DRUM, NEW YORK. CPO1 WIST
PARTICIPATED IN SIX RIMPAC EXERCISES AND MULTIPLE TGEX, SCC AND SHORT
DEPLOYMENTS WITH THE NAVY OUT OF VICTORIA. CPO1 WIST ALSO SERVED AS
CHIEF OF SUPPLY WITH SEA TRAINING PACIFIC WHERE HE WAS REWARDED WITH THE
PRIVILEGE OF GIVING BACK TO THE NAVY ALL THAT HE HAD LEARNED THROUGH HIS
MULTIPLE SHIPBOARD POSTINGS.
THROUGHOUT HIS JOURNEY, CPO1 WIST WAS SUPPORTED BY HIS AMAZING FAMILY
THROUGH MULTIPLE DEPLOYMENTS, SAILINGS, AND COURSES THAT TOOK HIM AWAY
FROM HOME. ON RETIREMENT, HE IS EAGER TO IMPROVE HIS GOLF GAME, CONTINUE
TO WORK ON HIS PHOTOGRAPHY AND WOODWORKING SKILLS, TAKE SOME TIME TO
TRAVEL AND JUST BE A STAY AT HOME HUSBAND AND FATHER. CPO1 WIST INTENDS
ON REMAINING IN THE LANGFORD AREA WHERE HIS NEXT PROJECT IS TO COMPLETE
LONG OVERDUE RENOVATIONS TO HIS HOUSE, MANY OF WHICH WERE ONCE DONE
PRIOR TO DEPLOYING.
CPO1 WIST IS EXTREMELY PROUD TO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO SERVE HIS
COUNTRY AND TO HAVE WORKED WITH SOME INCREDIBLE, PASSIONATE AND
DEDICATED PEOPLE THROUGHOUT HIS CAREER.
THERE WILL BE A SEMI-FORMAL DWD HELD AT THE CFB ESQUIMALT CHIEFS AND
PETTY OFFICERS MESS RAINBOW ROOM ON 4 APRIL 2025 BETWEEN 1200-1500,
HAWAIIAN THEMED.
PLEASE SEND STORIES, CONGRATULATORY MESSAGES, AND PHOTOS TO CPO1
JONATHON SORENSEN VIA EMAIL TO JONATHON.SORENSEN@FORCES.GC.CA
LE 20 MARS 2025, LE PREMIER MAITRE STEVE WIST PRENDRA SA RETRAITE APRES
PLUS DE 35 ANS (12 999 JOURS) DE BONS ET LOYAUX SERVICES RENDUS AU CANADA,
AUX FORCES ARMEES CANADIENNES, A LA MARINE ROYALE CANADIENNE ET AU
SERVICE ROYAL DE LA LOGISTIQUE DU CANADA.
LE PM 1 WIST EST ORIGINAIRE DE CAMPBELL RIVER, EN COLOMBIE-BRITANNIQUE.
APRES UNE CARRIERE DE SIX ANS AU SEIN DU CORPS DES CADETS DE LA MARINE
ROYALE CANADIENNE ADMIRAL DEWOLF, IL S’EST JOINT AUX FORCES ARMEES
CANADIENNES EN 1989 EN TANT QUE TECHNICIEN EN RAVITAILLEMENT. AU COURS
DES 35 ANNEES SUIVANTES, IL A SERVI A BORD DES NCSM SASKATCHEWAN, CALGARY
(COMME MEMBRE DE L’EQUIPAGE DE MISE EN SERVICE ET CHEF DU SERVICE DE LA
LOGISTIQUE), OTTAWA, REGINA, ALGONQUIN ET VANCOUVER EN TANT QUE CAPITAINE
D’ARMES DE NAVIRE. EN PLUS DES 1 640 JOURS DE SERVICE EN MER ACCUMULES, IL
A AUSSI PARTICIPE A UN DEPLOIEMENT DE SIX MOIS AU SOUDAN AVEC LES NATIONS
UNIES, ET A UN DEPLOIEMENT D’UN AN EN AFGHANISTAN AVEC LA 10TH MOUNTAIN
DIVISION DE FORT DRUM, A NEW YORK. LE PM 1 WIST A PRIS PART A SIX EXERCICES
RIMPAC, AINSI QU A DE MULTIPLES TGEX, AU COURS DE COMMANDANT DE SOUS-
MARIN ET A DES DEPLOIEMENTS DE COURTE DUREE AVEC LA MARINE A VICTORIA. LE
PM 1 WIST A EGALEMENT SERVI EN TANT QUE CHEF DU SERVICE DES
APPROVISIONNEMENTS A L’UNITE ENTRAINEMENT MARITIME (PACIFIQUE), OU IL A EU
LE PRIVILEGE DE METTRE EN PRATIQUE DANS LA MARINE TOUT CE QU IL AVAIT
APPRIS AU COURS DE SES MULTIPLES AFFECTATIONS A BORD DES NAVIRES.
TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE, IL A ETE SOUTENU PAR SON EXTRAORDINAIRE
FAMILLE, NOTAMMENT LORS DES MULTIPLES DEPLOIEMENTS, SERVICES EN MER ET
COURS QUI L’ONT ELOIGNE DE CHEZ LUI. UNE FOIS A LA RETRAITE, IL COMPTE BIEN
AMELIORER SA TECHNIQUE AU GOLF, CONTINUER A PERFECTIONNER SES TALENTS
EN PHOTOGRAPHIE ET EN MENUISERIE, PRENDRE LE TEMPS DE VOYAGER ET DE
JOUER SON ROLE DE MARI ET DE PERE AU FOYER. LE PM 1 WIST A L’INTENTION DE
RESTER DANS LA REGION DE LANGFORD OU IL PROJETTE DE TERMINER LES
TRAVAUX DE RENOVATION DE SA MAISON, DONT UNE GRANDE PARTIE A ETE
REALISEE AVANT SON DEPLOIEMENT.
LE PM 1 WIST EST EXTREMEMENT FIER D’AVOIR EU LE PRIVILEGE DE SERVIR SON
PAYS ET D’AVOIR TRAVAILLE AVEC DES PERSONNES INCROYABLES, PASSIONNEES ET
DEVOUEES TOUT AU LONG DE SA CARRIERE.
UNE SESSION SEMI-FORMELLE AURA LIEU AU MESS DES CHEFS ET DES OFFICIERS
MAÎTRES DE LA BFC ESQUIMALT, SALLE RAINBOW, LE 4 AVRIL 2025 ENTRE 12 H 00 ET
15 H 00, SUR LE THÈME HAWAÏEN.
VEUILLEZ ENVOYER VOS ANECDOTES, MESSAGES DE FELICITATIONS ET VOS
PHOTOS AU PM 1 JONATHON SORENSEN PAR COURRIEL A
JONATHON.SORENSEN@FORCES.GC.CA